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Ludworth Colliery
Account of strata sunk through at Ludworth Colliery
Shaft Details
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| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
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Depth |
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fms. |
ft. |
in. |
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fms. |
ft. |
in. |
| Soil |
0 |
0 |
6 |
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0 |
0 |
6 |
| Strong blue clay |
19 |
5 |
6 |
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20 |
0 |
0 |
| Limestone marl |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
20 |
3 |
0 |
| Limestone, with sandy partings (water from 37 fathoms) |
17 |
3 |
4 |
|
38 |
0 |
4 |
| Yellow limestone |
2 |
4 |
0 |
|
40 |
4 |
4 |
| Blue limestone |
5 |
1 |
0 |
|
45 |
5 |
4 |
| Grey metal stone |
0 |
3 |
4 |
|
46 |
2 |
8 |
| Grey and brown post |
4 |
5 |
8 |
|
51 |
2 |
4 |
| Metal parting |
0 |
0 |
4 |
|
51 |
2 |
8 |
| Red and grey post, with water |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
54 |
2 |
8 |
| Red and blue metal stone |
0 |
5 |
2½ |
|
55 |
1 |
10½ |
| Grey post and metal stone |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
55 |
4 |
10½ |
| Blue metal |
1 |
0 |
6 |
|
56 |
5 |
4½ |
| COAL |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
56 |
5 |
6½ |
| Blue metal, with ironstone girdles |
0 |
4 |
7 |
|
57 |
4 |
1½ |
| Post girdles, with metal stone partings |
5 |
2 |
6 |
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63 |
0 |
7½ |
| Red and white post, mixed in thin girdles |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
68 |
0 |
7½ |
| Blue metal |
0 |
1 |
8 |
|
68 |
2 |
3½ |
| Black stone |
0 |
0 |
9 |
|
68 |
3 |
0½ |
| COAL, splint |
0 |
0 |
10 |
|
68 |
3 |
10½ |
| Light blue metal |
1 |
0 |
6 |
|
69 |
4 |
4½ |
| Black stone |
0 |
0 |
4 |
|
69 |
4 |
8½ |
| Light blue metal stone |
0 |
1 |
3½ |
|
70 |
0 |
0 |
| Light blue metal stone |
4 |
5 |
8½ |
|
74 |
5 |
8½ |
| Dark blue metal stone |
0 |
2 |
10 |
|
75 |
2 |
6½ |
| Black metal |
0 |
1 |
10 |
|
75 |
4 |
4½ |
| Thill stone |
0 |
2 |
9 |
|
76 |
1 |
1½ |
| Blue metal |
1 |
3 |
6 |
|
77 |
4 |
7½ |
| Post girdles and metal partings |
0 |
4 |
2 |
|
78 |
2 |
9½ |
| Grey metal stone |
1 |
1 |
7 |
|
79 |
4 |
4½ |
| COAL - Three-Quarter Seam |
1 |
1 |
6 |
|
80 |
5 |
10½ |
| COAL - Five-Quarter Seam |
0 |
3 |
10½ |
|
81 |
3 |
9 |
| Black stone |
0 |
0 |
6 |
|
81 |
4 |
3 |
| Grey thill stone |
1 |
1 |
5 |
|
82 |
5 |
8 |
| Grey metal stone |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
85 |
5 |
8 |
| Grey metal stone, with post girdles |
2 |
4 |
1 |
|
88 |
3 |
9 |
| Grey metal stone |
1 |
3 |
10 |
|
90 |
1 |
7 |
| White post |
1 |
0 |
6 |
|
91 |
2 |
1 |
| Mild white post, near bottom, with 4 gallons of water per minute |
7 |
5 |
6 |
|
99 |
1 |
7 |
| COAL - Main Coal Seam |
0 |
3 |
2 |
|
99 |
4 |
9 |
| Grey thill stone |
0 |
4 |
6 |
|
100 |
3 |
3 |
| Grey metal stone |
2 |
1 |
6 |
|
102 |
4 |
9 |
| COAL |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
102 |
4 |
11 |
| Grey metal stone |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
105 |
1 |
11 |
| COAL |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
105 |
2 |
2 |
| Black stone |
0 |
0 |
6 |
|
105 |
2 |
8 |
| Post |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
106 |
2 |
8 |
| Grey metal stone |
1 |
5 |
0 |
|
108 |
1 |
8 |
| COAL |
0 |
0 |
10 |
|
108 |
2 |
6 |
| Grey metal stone |
0 |
1 |
8 |
|
108 |
4 |
2 |
| Post |
5 |
2 |
10 |
|
114 |
1 |
0 |
| Grey metal stone |
0 |
0 |
8 |
|
114 |
1 |
8 |
| Post |
1 |
3 |
1 |
|
115 |
4 |
9 |
| Post, with metal stone partings |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
116 |
4 |
9 |
| Post |
2 |
5 |
6 |
|
119 |
4 |
3 |
| Softish blue metal |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
120 |
4 |
3 |
| COAL - Low Main Seam |
0 |
3 |
1 |
|
121 |
1 |
4 |
| Thill stone |
0 |
4 |
6 |
|
121 |
5 |
10 |
| Post girdles |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
122 |
0 |
10 |
| Grey metal stone |
1 |
0 |
6 |
|
123 |
1 |
4 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
0 |
6 |
|
124 |
1 |
10 |
| Grey metal stone |
2 |
0 |
4 |
|
126 |
2 |
2 |
| Black stone |
0 |
1 |
6 |
|
126 |
3 |
8 |
| COAL, splint |
0 |
0 |
6 |
|
126 |
4 |
2 |
| Grey and white post, with metal stone partings |
1 |
3 |
7 |
|
128 |
1 |
9 |
| Grey metal stone |
0 |
5 |
1 |
|
129 |
0 |
10 |
| COAL - Brass Thill Seam |
0 |
3 |
1 |
|
129 |
3 |
11 |
| COAL |
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0 |
6 |
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| Dark grey metal |
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1 |
10 |
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| COAL |
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0 |
9 |
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| Strong grey thill stone |
0 |
2 |
8 |
|
130 |
0 |
7 |
| Post, with metal partings |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
131 |
0 |
7 |
| Grey metal stone |
3 |
4 |
7 |
|
134 |
5 |
2 |
| Post girdles, with metal partings |
0 |
5 |
0 |
|
135 |
4 |
2 |
| Grey metal stone |
0 |
5 |
0 |
|
136 |
3 |
2 |
| Post girdles |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
136 |
4 |
2 |
| Grey metal stone |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
137 |
0 |
2 |
| Confused post |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
137 |
3 |
2 |
| COAL - Hutton Seam |
0 |
5 |
6½ |
|
138 |
2 |
8½ |
| Black stone |
0 |
0 |
8 |
|
138 |
3 |
4½ |
| Thill stone |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
139 |
1 |
4½ |
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Source: An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume L-R, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1887
 original entry for sinking/boring number 1307 in "An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume L-R, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1887"
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